Endorsement of a genocidal HIV conspiracy as a barrier to HIV testing in South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-116

  Bogart, Laura M ^a   Kalichman, Seth C ^b   Simbayi, Leikness C ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE; HOMICIDE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 52049099948     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318181b889     Document Type: Letter

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